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How to modernize a 50-year-old pizza chain

 By Jonathan Maze on Mar. 27, 2024

A Deeper Dive: This week’s episode of the RB podcast features Tom Sacco, CEO of the Iowa-based pizza chain Happy Joe’s, on adapting the brand for today’s restaurant diners.

Financing

U.S. pizza chains hit a post-pandemic wall

 By Jonathan Maze on Mar. 25, 2024

The Bottom Line: Growth that came so easy to pizza delivery chains like Domino’s, Pizza Hut and Papa Johns is now much harder to come by. And now two of them are looking for new leadership.

Leadership

David Graves is out as president of Pizza Hut U.S.

By Jonathan Maze on Mar. 22, 2024

Aaron Powell, the pizza chain’s global CEO, will take over management of the restaurant brand domestically while a replacement is found.

Leadership

Shake Shack names Rob Lynch CEO

By Jonathan Maze on Mar. 21, 2024

The fast-casual burger chain is plucking the Papa Johns chief executive to take over for Randy Garutti in May. Ravi Thanawala will become the pizza chain’s interim CEO.

Consumer Trends

Looking to open a pizza place? Go to Hawaii

By Peter Romeo on Mar. 14, 2024

The state has the lowest penetration of pizza places and the highest prices. And the state with the highest-rated local pizzas? Try New Hampshire.

Operations

How &Pizza is bringing its edgy mojo back

By Lisa Jennings on Mar. 14, 2024

The Washington, D.C.-based chain has a (sort of) new CEO who has made lots of changes. His message to workers: Uncover those neck tattoos and crank up the music. You can be you.

Food

Pizza Hut rolls out a pizza-bagel mashup in NYC and LA

By Patricia Cobe on Mar. 13, 2024

The chain partnered with Yeastie Boys food trucks to launch the Big New Yorker Pizza Bagel.

Financing

Papa Johns has big plans to boost sales this year

By Jonathan Maze on Mar. 01, 2024

The company is shifting spending from local marketing to national marketing and has plans for “major food innovation” come April.

Financing

At Papa Johns, delivery shifts from its own apps to aggregators

By Jonathan Maze on Feb. 29, 2024

The Bottom Line: The pizza delivery chain’s business with companies like Uber Eats and DoorDash is thriving while its own delivery is slowing. But this isn’t the beginning of the end of self-delivery, CEO Rob Lynch says.

Financing

Shaquille O'Neal's time on the Papa Johns board is coming to an end

By Jonathan Maze on Feb. 28, 2024

The former NBA player turned pitchman will not run for re-election on the board due to business commitments. But he will maintain a relationship with the pizza chain.

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